korean war

Noun
  1. A war between North and South Korea;
    South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations;
    1950-1953 (synset 101308042)
    domain region: dae-han-min-gook, han-gook, korea, korean peninsula - an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook
    is an instance of: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    has:
    • inchon - a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon
    • yalu river - a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back

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